liquid asset
noun[C]
ukusACCOUNTING,FINANCE
cash, or aninvestmentor somethingvaluablethat can beeasilysold:
She has very fewliquidassetsas most of herwealthistiedup instocksandshares.
Treasurybillsareheldasliquidassets.
Examplesofliquid asset
liquid asset
Money, or cash, is the mostliquidasset, because it can be sold for goods and services instantly with no loss of value.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An act of exchanging a lessliquidassetfor a moreliquidassetis called liquidation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Money is the mostliquidassetbecause it is universally recognised and accepted as the common currency.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Often liquidation is trading the lessliquidassetfor cash, also known as selling it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For equities, an example of a popular andliquidasset, national and state legislation often has a large array of fiscal obligations that must be respected regarding capital gains.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Goats are a relativelyliquidassetthat can be sold in response to price signals, to smooth consumption, or to provide financial capital to start a business.
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By selling, one converts a fixed asset into aliquidasset.
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Narrow measures include only the most liquid assets, the ones most easily used to spend (currency, checkable deposits).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Liquid assets are resources that are readily available such as cash, checking and savings accounts, stocks, and other sources of savings.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It found itself with liabilities of around 4 million, and liquid assets of only 1 million.
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